Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India from September 5 to 8, with a focus on strengthening the "multifaceted" bilateral ties. Announcing Hasina's visit, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said she will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. Hasina last visited New Delhi in October 2019.

Entire crops of grains, fruits and vegetables have been lost due to the devastating floods in Pakistan, causing dramatic rises in food prices. Of course, it is the duty of the government to scrutinize the supply

Around 20 academics wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Modi demanding a ban on books related to political Islam at state-funded universities. There have also been other incidents of Muslim youth being arrested on suspicion of being involved with ISIS.

Major rivers continue swelling amid torrential rain and onrush of water downstream from India. Around a dozen trans-border rivers with India in Sylhet and Sunamganj were swelling, while river Kushiara was flowing 114cm above the danger level and Surma was flowing 83cm above the danger level. In the northern district of Lalmonirhat, water level of the Dharla and the Teesta increased to cross danger level in the last two days…